BOOK CHAPTERS
Saenz, L. P., Badolato, V. J., & Ruckdeschel, A. (2008). Straddling the wall: What’s gained and lost in the Supreme Court’s willingness to allow more fraternization between church and state? In Kevin G. Welner & Wendy C. Chi, Eds., Current Issues in Education Policy and the Law (pp. 241-267). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

Rabin, S., Saenz, L. P., & MacGillivary, H. (2008). Getting back to where we started from: The failure of proxy-based policies and a possible return to Plessy. In Kevin G. Welner & Wendy C. Chi, Eds., Current Issues in Education Policy and the Law (pp. 153-172). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

“Culture, Context, and Performance-Based Compensation: An Analysis of Educator Experiences in One Merit Pay System.” A paper with Camika Royal accepted for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA, April 2011.

“Uncovering the Truth: An Evaluation of Dominant Frames in the Public Anti-
Affirmative Action Initiative Debate.” A paper accepted for presentation at the
Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New
Orleans, LA, April 2011.

“Education Policy by Ballot Box.” A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO, May 2010.

“Community Dialogue and Voter Views on Affirmative Action: Using Researcher Expertise for the Public Good,” paper with Michele S. Moses and Amy Subert in Affirmative Action at the Ballot Box: The Case of Colorado’s Amendment 46, a symposium accepted by Division L for the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO, May 2010.

“The Politics of Data in the Affirmative Action Debate,” a paper presented in Affirmative Action, Democratic Deliberation, and Civil Rights: Understanding Ballot Initiatives and the Role of Researchers, a symposium accepted as a highlighted session at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, April 2009.